2026 House Bill 6299

Civil rights: public records; applicability of the freedom of information act to the legislature and governor's office; provide for.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled “Freedom of information act,” by amending section 2 (MCL 15.232), as amended by 2018 PA 68.

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House Bills 6299 and 6300 update Michigan's Freedom of Information Act by modernizing definitions, expanding the scope of legislative public bodies, clarifying exemptions for personal notes, and incorporating cybersecurity and new data storage technologies, with implementation contingent on related legislation.

Introduced in the House

Aug. 27, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Betsy Coffia (D-103) and 22 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Reggie Miller (D-31), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Stephen Wooden (D-81), Natalie Price (D-6), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Kelly Breen (D-21), Jason Morgan (D-23), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Donavan McKinney (D-11), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Mai Xiong (D-13), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Noah Arbit (D-20), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Tonya Myers Phillips (D-7), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Regina Weiss (D-5), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), James DeSana (R-29) and Alabas Farhat (D-3)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations